Personal Info
Birth date
1922-11-12 (102 Years)
Day of death
2002-09-11
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Also known as
Janet Cole
Kim Hunter
Biography
Kim Hunter (November 12, 1922 – September 11, 2002) was an American film, theatre, and television actress. She won both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, each as Best Supporting Actress, for her performance as Stella Kowalski in the 1951 film A Streetcar Named Desire. Decades later she received a Daytime Emmy Award for her work on the long running soap The Edge of Night. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kim Hunter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Robert Montgomery Presents
5.6
Overview:
Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC from January 30, 1950 until June 24, 1957. The live show had several sponsors during its seven-year run, and the title was altered to feature the sponsor, usually Lucky Strike cigarettes, for example, Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theater, ....The Johnson's Wax Program, and so on.Adventures in Paradise
5.7
Overview:
Adventures in Paradise is an American television series created by James Michener which ran on ABC from 1959 until 1962, starring Gardner McKay as Adam Troy, the captain of the schooner Tiki III, which sailed the South Pacific looking for passengers and adventure. USA Network aired reruns of this series between 1984 and 1988. The plots deal with the romantic and detective stories of Korean War veteran Troy. The supporting cast, varying from season to season, features George Tobias, Guy Stockwell, and Linda Lawson.Murder, She Wrote
7.514
Overview:
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.Mad About You
6.662
Overview:
Young, urban newlyweds Paul and Jamie Buchman try to sustain their marital bliss while sidestepping the hurdles of love in the '90s.The Philco Television Playhouse
6.286
Overview:
The Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC from 1948 to 1955. Produced by Fred Coe, the series was sponsored by Philco. It was one of the most respected dramatic shows of the Golden Age of Television, winning a 1954 Peabody Award and receiving eight Emmy nominations between 1951 and 1956.Mannix
6.686
Overview:
Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link and developed by executive producer Bruce Geller, the title character, Joe Mannix, is a private investigator. He is played by Mike Connors. Mannix was the last series produced by Desilu Productions.Columbo
8.092
Overview:
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.Your Show of Shows
6.333
Overview:
Your Show of Shows was a live 90-minute variety show that was broadcast weekly in the United States on NBC, from February 25, 1950, until June 5, 1954, featuring Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca. Other featured performers were Carl Reiner, Howard Morris, Bill Hayes, Judy Johnson, The Hamilton Trio and the soprano Marguerite Piazza. José Ferrer made several guest appearances on the series. The series was telecast from the now-demolished International Theatre at 5 Columbus Circle and the Century Theater, now demolished, in New York. During 2002, Your Show of Shows was ranked #30 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.Cannon
6.5
Overview:
Cannon is a CBS detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from March 26, 1971 to March 3, 1976. The primary protagonist is the title character, private detective Frank Cannon, played by William Conrad. He also appeared on two episodes of Barnaby Jones. Cannon is the first Quinn Martin-produced series to be aired on a network other than ABC. A "revival" television film, The Return of Frank Cannon, was aired on November 1, 1980. In total, there were 124 episodes.Bonanza
7.518
Overview:
The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.Dr. Kildare
5.5
Overview:
The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession, deal with the problems of his patients, and win the respect of the senior doctor in his specialty, internal medicine.The Dick Powell Show
5.5
Overview:
The Dick Powell Show is an American anthology series that ran on NBC from 1961- 1963, primarily sponsored by the Reynolds Metals Company. It was hosted by longtime film star Dick Powell until his death from lymphatic cancer on January 2, 1963, then by a series of guest hosts until the series ended. The first of these was Gregory Peck, who began the January 8 program with a tribute to Powell, recognizing him as "a great and good friend to our industry." Peck was followed by fellow actors such as Robert Mitchum, Frank Sinatra, Glenn Ford, Charles Boyer, Jackie Cooper, Rock Hudson, Milton Berle, Jack Lemmon, Dean Martin, Robert Taylor, Steve McQueen, David Niven, Danny Thomas, Robert Wagner and John Wayne.Arrest and Trial
7.667
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Arrest and Trial is a 90-minute American crime/legal drama series that ran during the 1963-1964 season on ABC, airing Sundays from 8:30-10 p.m. Eastern.The Defenders
6.2
Overview:
The Defenders is an American courtroom drama series . It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed as father-and-son defense attorneys who specialized in legally complex cases, with defendants such as neo-Nazis, conscientious objectors, civil rights demonstrators, a schoolteacher fired for being an atheist, an author accused of pornography, and a physician charged in a mercy killing.Studio One
5
Overview:
An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One, presented by Westinghouse, was one of the first of the anthology TV programs. The episodes were often abridged remakes of movies from years gone by and many future well-known television and movie actors appeared in the productions.The Rockford Files
7.5
Overview:
Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit, Rockford takes on cases others don't want, aided by his tough old man, his lawyer girlfriend and some shady associates from his past.L.A. Law
7.1
Overview:
L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994. Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it contained many of Bochco's trademark features including a large number of parallel storylines, social drama and off-the-wall humor. It reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s, and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot-topic issues such as abortion, racism, gay rights, homophobia, sexual harassment, AIDS, and domestic violence. The series often also reflected social tensions between the wealthy senior lawyer protagonists and their less well-paid junior staff. The show was popular with audiences and critics, and won 15 Emmy Awards throughout its run, four of which were for Outstanding Drama Series.Playhouse 90
7.6
Overview:
Playhouse 90 is an American television anthology series that was telecast on CBS from 1956 to 1960 for a total of 133 episodes. It originated from CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California. Since live anthology drama series of the mid-1950s were usually hour-long shows, the title highlighted the network's intention to present something unusual, a weekly series of hour-and-a-half dramas rather than 60-minute plays. Playhouse 90 began as a pitch by Frank Stanton—the formidable, forward-thinking right-hand man to CBS chairman William S. Paley—during a brainstorming session for program ideas. The project was ultimately developed by Hubbell Robinson, a CBS vice president who received no screen credit on Playhouse 90 but is often described as its creator.Medical Center
6.1
Overview:
Medical Center is a medical drama series which aired on CBS from 1969 to 1976. It was produced by MGM Television.Climax!
3.273
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Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was hosted by William Lundigan and later co-hosted by Mary Costa. It was one of the few CBS programs of that era to be broadcast in color. Many of the episodes were performed and broadcast live.Police Story
6.9
Overview:
Police Story is an anthology television crime drama. The show was the brainchild of author and former policeman Joseph Wambaugh and represented a major step forward in the realistic depiction of police work and violence on network TV. Although it was an anthology, there were certain things that all episodes had in common; for instance, the main character in each episode was a police officer. The setting was always Los Angeles and the characters always worked for some branch of the LAPD. Notwithstanding the anthology format, there were recurring characters. Scott Brady appeared in more than a dozen episodes as "Vinnie," a former cop who, upon retirement, had opened a bar catering to police officers, and who acted as a sort of Greek chorus during the run of the series, commenting on the characters and plots.Ironside
6.8
Overview:
When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside becomes a consultant to the police department. Detective Sergeant Ed Brown and policewoman Eve Whitfield join with him to crack varied and fascinating cases. Ex-con Mark Sanger is employed by the chief as home help but eventually becomes a fully fledged member of the team also. Officer Whitfield leaves after 4 years service, and is replaced by Officer Fran Belding.Breaking Point
7.25
Overview:
Breaking Point is an American medical drama that aired on ABC from September 16, 1963, to April 27, 1964, continuing in rebroadcasts until September 7. The series, which was a spinoff of Ben Casey, stars Paul Richards and Eduard Franz. The series was created by Meta Rosenberg.Suspense
4.909
Overview:
An anthology series adapted from the radio program of the same name. Like the radio program, many scripts were adaptations of literary classics by well-known authors. Classic authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, Agatha Christie, and Charles Dickens all had stories adapted for the series, while contemporary authors such as Roald Dahl and Gore Vidal also contributed.Mission: Impossible
7.603
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Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicles the missions of a team of secret government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force. In the first season, the team is led by Dan Briggs, played by Steven Hill; Jim Phelps, played by Peter Graves, takes charge for the remaining seasons. A hallmark of the series shows Briggs or Phelps receiving his instructions on a recording that then self-destructs, followed by the theme music composed by Lalo Schifrin. The series aired on the CBS network from September 1966 to March 1973, then returned to television for two seasons on ABC, from 1988 to 1990, retaining only Graves in the cast. It later inspired a popular series of theatrical motion pictures starring Tom Cruise, beginning in 1996.The Oregon Trail
5
Overview:
The Oregon Trail is a 14-episode NBC western television series starring Rod Taylor as the widower Evan Thorpe, who leaves his Illinois farm in 1842 to take the Oregon Trail to the Pacific Northwest. The show also starred Andrew Stevens, Tony Becker, and Gina Marie Smika as Thorpe's children. Darleen Carr starred as Margaret Devlin, one of the passengers on the wagon train, and Charles Napier portrayed Luther Sprague, a frontier scout recruited by Thorpe. The series was filmed in the Flagstaff, Arizona area.Naked City
5.5
Overview:
Naked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network. It was inspired by the 1948 motion picture of the same name, and mimics its dramatic “semi-documentary” format. In 1997, the episode “Sweet Prince of Delancey Street” was ranked #93 on TV Guide’s “100 Greatest Episodes of All Time”.Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.571
Overview:
Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The longest-running primetime series in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning during 1951 and continuing into 2013. From 1954 onward, all of its productions have been shown in color, although color television video productions were extremely rare in 1954. Many television movies have been shown on the program since its debut, though the program began with live telecasts of dramas and then changed to videotaped productions before finally changing to filmed ones. The series has received eighty Emmy Awards, twenty-four Christopher Awards, eleven Peabody Awards, nine Golden Globes, and four Humanitas Prizes. Once a common practice in American television, it is the last remaining television program such that the title includes the name of the sponsor. Unlike other long-running TV series still on the air, it differs in that it broadcasts only occasionally and not on a weekly broadcast programming schedule.Acting
2024Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger as (archive footage)
2024Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction as Self (archive footage)
2010Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff as Self – Interviewee
2008You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story as Self
2006An Actor Named Brando as Self (archive footage)
2006Censorship and Desire as Self (archive footage)
2006A Man Named Brando as Self
2006A Streetcar in Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
2006A Streetcar on Broadway as Self (archive footage)
2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There as Self
2000The Hiding Place as Muriel
1999Out of the Cold as Elsa Lindepu
1999Blue Moon as Sheila Keating
1999Abilene as Emmeline Brown
1998Glorious Technicolor as Self
1998Behind the Planet of the Apes as Self
1998A Price Above Rubies as Rebbitzn
1997Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil as Betty Harty
1995Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval as Self
1994Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage as Self
1993Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story as Elsa Rael
1993Bloodlines: Murder in the Family as Vera Woodman
1992Mad About You (1 Episode) as Millie Barton
1990Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond as Self
1990Two Evil Eyes as Gloria Pym
1989Cross of Fire (2 Episodes) as Mrs. Oberholtzer
1988Drop-Out Mother as Leona
1987The Kindred as Amanda Hollins
1986L.A. Law (1 Episode) as Natalie Schoen
1985Three Sovereigns for Sarah as Mary Easty
1985Private Sessions as Rosemary O'Reilly
1985Three Sovereigns for Sarah (3 Episodes) as Mary Easty
1984Murder, She Wrote (1 Episode) as Beatrice Vitello
1981Skokie as Bertha Feldman
1980F.D.R.: The Last Year as Lucy Rutherford
1979The Golden Gate Murders as Sister Superior
1979Backstairs at the White House (4 Episodes) as Ellen Wilson
1978Stubby Pringle's Christmas as Mrs. Harper
1978The Case of the Baltimore Girls as Dr. Martha Reed
1977The Oregon Trail (1 Episode) as Unknown
1976Once an Eagle (7 Episodes) as Kitty Damon
1976Dark August as Adrianna Putnam
1976The Dark Side of Innocence as Kathleen Hancock
1976Born Innocent as Mrs. Parker
1975The Impersonation Murder Case as Fern
1975Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects as Marion McKell
1974Bad Ronald as Elaine Wilby
1974The Rockford Files (1 Episode) as Mrs. Brockelman
1974Unwed Father as Judy Simmons
1973The Evil Touch (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1973Police Story (1 Episode) as Unknown
1973The Magician as Nora Coogan
1971Columbo (1 Episode) as Edna Matthews
1971Cannon (1 Episode) as Unknown
1971Escape from the Planet of the Apes as Dr. Zira
1971In Search of America as Cora Chandler
1970Night Gallery (1 Episode) as Unknown
1970Beneath the Planet of the Apes as Zira
1970Dial Hot Line as Mrs. Edith Carruthers
1969Medical Center (1 Episode) as Unknown
1968The Swimmer as Betty Graham
1968The Young Loner as Freda Williams
1968Planet of the Apes as Zira
1967Mannix (2 Episodes) as Louise Dubrio
1967Ironside (2 Episodes) as Athena Champion
1966Mission: Impossible (1 Episode) as Unknown
1964Lilith as Dr. Bea Brice
1963Breaking Point (1 Episode) as Unknown
1963Arrest and Trial (1 Episode) as Unknown
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1 Episode) as Adelaide Winters
1961Dr. Kildare (2 Episodes) as Emily Field
1961The Dick Powell Show (1 Episode) as Ruth Jacobs
1961The Defenders (1 Episode) as Eileen Rolf
1961Give Us Barabbas! as Mara
1959Adventures in Paradise (1 Episode) as Vanessa Sutton Charles
1959Bonanza (1 Episode) as Ada Halle
1958Money, Women and Guns as Mary Johnston Kingman
1958Naked City (1 Episode) as Edna Daggett
1957The Dark Side of the Earth as Anna Rojas
1957Art Ford's Greenwich Village Party (1 Episode) as Self
1957The Comedian as Julie Hogarth
1957The Young Stranger as Helen Ditmar
1956Requiem for a Heavyweight as Grace Carney
1956Playhouse 90 (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Grace Carney, Julie Hogarth, Helen Bragg
1956Storm Center as Martha Lockridge
1956Bermuda Affair as Fran West
1956The Edge of Night (305 Episodes) as Unknown
1955A Midsummer Daydream as Elizabeth
1955Hollywood Preview (1 Episode) as Self
1955Gunsmoke (1 Episode) as Bea Colter
1954Climax! (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Barbara Williams, Lynn Griffith, Ann Brewster
1953General Electric Theater (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Mary Murphy, Hilda, Edie Gauman
1952Anything Can Happen as Helen Watson
1952Deadline - U.S.A. as Nora Hutcheson
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Mara, Mrs. Harper, Polissena/Maria Celeste
1951A Streetcar Named Desire as Stella Kowalski
1950Lux Video Theatre (1 Episode) as Lina
1950Your Show of Shows (1 Episode) as Unknown
1950Robert Montgomery Presents (1 Episode) as Unknown
1949Suspense (1 Episode) as Emily
1948Studio One (1 Episode) as Maggie Church
1948The Philco Television Playhouse (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1946A Matter of Life and Death as June
1945You Came Along as Frances Hotchkiss
1944When Strangers Marry as Millie Baxter
1944Tender Comrade as Doris Dumbrowski
1943The Seventh Victim as Mary Gibson
1943Reconnaissance Pilot as Catherine Cummings